France won its record fifth Eurovision title with 'L'Oiseau et l'Enfant', a national record it held for six years.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 22nd Eurovision Song Contest
- Date
- 7 May 1977
- Venue
- Wembley Conference Centre, London
- Winning song
- 'L'Oiseau et l'Enfant' by Marie Myriam (France)
- Participating countries
- 18
- Host broadcaster
- BBC
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The United Kingdom earned the right to host the 1977 contest after Brotherhood of Man won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Save Your Kisses for Me'. The BBC organised the event, selecting the Wembley Conference Centre in London as the venue.
On 7 May 1977, eighteen countries competed at the Wembley Conference Centre, presented by Angela Rippon. France's entry 'L'Oiseau et l'Enfant', performed by Marie Myriam, won the contest. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Monaco and Greece followed in the top five, with Greece achieving their best result to that point.
France's victory was its fifth Eurovision win, a record at the time, which it held for six years until Luxembourg equalled it in 1983. Greece's fifth-place finish marked a new high for the country, and the contest was notably the first held in May since the inaugural 1956 event.
Work
L'Oiseau et l'Enfant
France's winning entry gave the country a record fifth Eurovision victory, a milestone unmatched for six years and emblematic of French pop dominance in the contest during the 1970s.